I think it would be naive to think that all modern medicine is more effective than herbal counterparts. Our understanding of medicine is not great enough curren

I think it would be naive to think that all modern medicine is more effective than herbal counterparts. Our understanding of medicine is not great enough currently to dismiss herbal medicines without investigation. Much of our existing medicines come from scientific study of herbal medicines, and I do not think we have yet fully tapped that source of knowledge. Additionally, I think there are many cases where an herbal medicine is a like 50% effective solution compared to modern medicine, but less than 10% the price. Many doctors may not even be aware of such treatments. One non-herbal but older than modern medicine treatment I am aware of is soaking cuts, punctures, etc in very salty water to disinfect and help it close better. This is exceedingly cheap and helps ensure wounds never get infected.